Donizetti
1 The Elixir of Love Nemorino's Romanza
'I saw the tear...'
Lalo
2 The King of Ys Mylio's Aubade
'Since your unbending guardians...'
Bizet
3 The Fair Maid of Perth Henry Smith's Serenade
'The sounds of distant laughter'
von Flotow
4 Martha Lionel's Aria
'None so rare...'
Delibe
5 Lakmé Lakmé and Gérald's duet
'Lakmé! Lakmé!'
with Mary Plazas, soprano (PMF Scholar)
Verdi
6 Falstaff Act III second part, Fenton
'From these true lovers' lips'
Mozart
7 The Abduction from the Seraglio Belmont's Aria
Rossini
8 Armida Ubaldo & Carlo's duet
'Murmuring breezes...'
with Barry Banks, tenor (PMF Scholar)
Handel
9 Semele 'Where'er you walk'
Rimsky-Korsakov
10 Sadko Son of the Hindu Merchant 'From crystal waters...'
Rossini
11 The Barber of Seville The Count's Aria 'Finish this futile argument...' with Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by David Parry
Recorded in Blackheath Halls, London 10-14 September 1997
Producers - Brian Couzens, Sound engineer - Ralph Couzens - Assistant engineer - Peter Newble
